2005 Darwin Award WINNER

Honoring Charles Darwin, the father of
evolution, Darwin Awards commemorate those who improve our gene
pool--by removing themselves from it.

"Plug Me In"
2005 Darwin Award WINNER
Confirmed True by Darwin

(7 March 2005, Vietnam) Nguyen, 21, had been drinking with friends in
Hanoi, when he pulled out an old detonator he had found. It was about six
centimeters long and eight centimeters in diameter, with two wires hanging
out. Because it was old and rusty, Nguyen said, it couldn't explode. His
friends disagreed.

To prove his point, Nguyen put the detonator in his mouth and asked his
friend to plug the dangling wires into a 220-volt electrical receptacle.

Turns out Nyugen was wrong!

The victim had little time to reflect on his mistaken, or whether 220 volts
alone could have been fatal. According to police, "the explosion blew out
his cheeks and smashed all his teeth." He died on the way to the hospital.

Reader Comments:
"Those were not very close friends!"
"I guess he ate his words."